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EB-2 NIWBusiness and managementIndividualDecided April 2026Dismissed

Outcome: Dismissed

APR232026_02B5203

Merit and national importanceNot reached / not discussedWell positionedNot reached / not discussedBalance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussed

Our summary

An event planner and entrepreneur sought EB-2 classification as an individual of exceptional ability with a national interest waiver. The service center denied for failing the EB-2 threshold. The AAO dismissed the appeal because the petitioner did not specifically challenge the exceptional ability findings, so the Dhanasar prongs were never evaluated.

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No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.

What was missing

Every criterion in the table was found met.

Criteria

CriterionReadingWhy
Merit and national importanceNot reached / not discussedService center did not evaluate the endeavor; appeal dismissed because EB-2 exceptional ability qualification was not established.
Well positionedNot reached / not discussedNot analyzed because the underlying EB-2 classification was not established.
Balance favors a waiverNot reached / not discussedNot analyzed because the underlying EB-2 classification was not established.

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